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SCOTUS hears oral arguments in bankruptcy amendment, Washington workers’ compensation law cases

JURIST

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Siegle v. Washington. The District Court ruled in the Circuit City trustee’s favor, and the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed and remanded the case. Fitzgerald and United States v. United States v.

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Can More Jury Trials Save the Justice System?

The Crime Report

justice system and reduce mass incarceration, argues a Washington and Lee University law professor. Expansion of the jury trial right would constitute a meaningful structural reform in democratizing criminal justice, at a time when such change is needed to establish the popular legitimacy of the criminal justice system,” writes J.D.

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A Ministerial Miranda? Washington State Democrats Target Priests in Latest Attack on Religion

JonathanTurley

Washington Democrats are adding a fifth stage for confessions under a new law. In 1993, the Court ruled in Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye, Inc. The Court also later handed down Burwell v. In my view, the Washington State law is a frontal attack on free exercise and would be struck down if enacted.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Should Turn on Principle Not Politics

JonathanTurley

Ironically, the United States Supreme Court made that plain in an important Wisconsin case argued just the day before the state election. The Catholic Charities case shows that the Wisconsin Supreme Court is divided along more than just a party line. P.S.: Whoever wins, the majority should adopt a new seal for the Court.

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Federal Court Rules In Favor Of Journalist Contesting Georgia’s Anti-BDS Law

JonathanTurley

In addition, we have faced these controversies on campuses, including on the George Washington University campus. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Feb. 12 ruled that an Arkansas anti-BDS law violates the First Amendment. I was critical of France’s prosecution of BDS protesters. Recently, the U.S.

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Democratic Governor Calls For Criminalizing “Lying” About Election Results

JonathanTurley

The same concerns were raised this week after Washington Gov. Such a law would threaten political speech and create a chilling effect for those who want to raise such concerns in contested elections. Indeed, this seems like an effort to evade the constitutional limits placed on incitement crimes by the courts.

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Kentucky Moves To Criminalize Taunting Police Officers

JonathanTurley

Courts have upheld the right of citizens to insult police, which is an unfortunate aspect of policing. Thus, in 2015, the Washington Supreme Court ruled that police could not arrest a 17-year-old who called them “pigs.”